After the successful premiere screening of 14 new short films presented by FilAm Creative at the 2nd Los Angeles Philippine International Film Festival (LAPIFF), the encore screening and awards presentation will be held at the Regency Valley Plaza 6 Cinemas located at 6355 Bellingham Avenue in North Hollywood, CA this Friday, November 10th, 2017 from 7pm-11pm.

2017 FILAM CREATIONS 2: A FILMMAKERS MOVEMENT

AWARD NOMINEES

(NAMES LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Owen Alabado Light Skinned

Dale Fabrigar Lullaby

Mike Kuya Who To Love

Meriden Villanueva The Coconut Chick

Vince Yap Move That Body

BEST ACTRESS

Aina Dumlao Who To Love

Noreen Lanie Lullaby

Kara Lorenzana Understanding Color

Tessa Sugay Light Skinned

Meriden Villanueva The Coconut Chick

BEST ACTOR

Albert Kong The Ones That Get Away

Mike Kuya Who To Love

Andio Manguray On The Road Again

Muni Zano Understanding Color

BEST DIRECTOR

Rommel Andaya Who To Love

Vince Cruz The Coconut Chick

Dale Fabrigar Lullaby

Charles Gray The Ones That Get Away

Melanie Lim Understanding Color

BEST SHORT FILM

Fall Out

Lullaby

Move That Body

The Ones That Get Away

Understanding Color

Who To Love

2017 FILAM CREATIONS 2 JURY

A jury of esteemed Filipino professionals active and established in the film industry were chosen to select the films to be screened and the awards to be given.

GERRY MARAVILLA

Gerry Maravilla is an independent filmmaker and the Head of Crowdfunding at Seed&Spark, a subscription video streaming and crowdfunding platform with the highest crowdfunding success rate in the business (75%!). As an independent filmmaker, Gerry ran a successful campaign on Seed&Spark for his short film, “Cross”, the story of Filipino-American backyard boxer in the San Fernando Valley. It recently completed a cross country festival run. His most recent short, “Desert” raised over $500 for the non-profit RAINN as part of a charity screening. Gerry joined the Seed&Spark team in 2015 where he advises filmmakers in reaching their audience building and crowdfunding goals.

QUARK HENARES

Quark Henares is a multi-awarded filmmaker known for having written and directed feature films such as My Candidate, Rakenrol and Keka. He also created the cult TV series Rakista for TV5 and has helmed music videos for everyone from Gary V. to Sandwich to Taken by Cars. When he isn’t filming he’s also a musician, columnist, DJ, entrepreneur and professor at the Ateneo de Manila University. He is currently the head of Globe Studios, the film and television arm of Globe Telecom.

DEXTER ADRIANO

Dexter Adriano is a veteran television and film Editor who has been working in Hollywood since the early 1990’s. He is currently an Editor for MARVEL’SAGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D./ABC. He began his editing career at Concorde/New Horizons, the company of renowned filmmaker Roger Corman and went on to work as an Assistant Editor for the television show CLUELESS and the motion pictures SELENA and THREE KINGS (the latter for which he received an Associate Editor credit). His editing credits also include LIZZIE McGUIRE, JONAS, UNFABULOUS, PHIL OF THE FUTURE, PSYCH and the hit CW TV show, ARROW. He was a co-executive producer for the first Filipino American film, THE DEBUT. And, he is also the Director/Executive Producer/Co-Creator of the web series, SWEETHEARTS OF THE GALAXY which was shown on Stan Lee’s World of Heroes YouTube channel.

PATRICK EPINO

Patrick Epino is an American filmmaker. His feature film Mr. Sadman made for the Independent Feature Project (IFP) Independent Filmmaker Labs is a satirical dark comedy about a Sadam Hussein body-double loses his job and moves to Los Angeles in search of a new start. Epino was selected by the film magazine The Independent as one of its “10 Filmmakers to Watch” for that film. Along with Stephen Dypiangco he makes up the “National Film Society”[ which is part of PBS and makes original web content related to films, filmmaking and film festivals that is viewable online.

Bernard is from Santa Clara, California. He is a writer and director, known for Leave It to Chance (2005), Sounds We Have No Letters For (2015) and Aswang Next Door (2017). He earned an MFA for Writing and Producing TV at Loyola Marymount University, a Professional Program Certificate in Screenwriting at UCLA and a Certificate in Improv at Upright Citizens Brigade. He has also interned for Kaplan Stahler Agency and Justin Lin’s Perform Storm Entertainment.

JASMINE NADUA TRICE

Jasmine Nadua Trice is an assistant professor of Cinema and Media Studies in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media. Based on two and a half years of research in Manila, Trice’s current book project is titled City of Screens: National Cinema and Global Culture in Contemporary Manila, Philippines. Contextualized within Manila’s growing independent film scene, it considers how links between cinema and nation are forged through local systems of circulation, examining sites such as the pirated DVD district, art house screening spaces, film festivals and mall multiplexes.

She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Communication and Culture at Indiana University, Bloomington. Her dissertation received Honorable Mention from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies at the 2009-10 Dissertation Award competition.

SELECTION CRITERIA

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Entries must be under 7 mins or under including credits

The Writer, Director and Star must be of Filipino origin or descent. A list of Filipino writer, director, star will be confirmed by FAC on the application.

Entries are by FilAm Creative members only

JURY QUALIFICATIONS

No jury member may have any direct connection to the creation of any film in competition

No jury member may be a judge of the larger LAPIFF program

JUDGING CRITERIA

Each film was rated on a scale from 1-10 (10 being the highest) in each of the 4 categories below. Then average out the scores for a final score.

Storytelling

Consider:

* Does the story have a clear structure and plot?

* Are the characters adequately developed and relevant?

* Is the story original and engaging?

* Are the images arranged logically and effectively in a way that fits the purpose of the film?

* Does the film have pace and continuity?

Creativity/Originality

Consider:

* Does the writing and direction use imaginative and creative ways to convey the theme?

* Does the film exhibit originality?

* Does the film display innovative ideas or story telling techniques?

Performances

Consider:

* Are the actor(s) or subject(s) properly cast/chosen to execute the story?

* Are the actors believable? If a documentary, are the subjects effective as characters in the film?

* Did the performances rise above mediocre to an extraordinary level?

Technical Quality

Consider:

* Cinematography

o Is the camera used properly and are the shots framed and focused?

o Are close-ups and camera angles used to add meaning to the story?

o Is the lighting and camera positioning visually effective?

* Editing

o Does the editing help to clarify the story and enhance the pacing and flow of the story?

o Are transitions smooth and well-paced or distracting?

* Audio, Music, Sound Effects

o Does the audio and soundtrack complement the story?

o Is the dialogue and/or narration clear and easy to understand?

o If there are sound effects, are they appropriate to the story or do they detract from the film?

AWARDS

Judges selected their top 3 choices in each category.

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Best Film

Award Scoring

A number 1 choice = 3 pts.

A number 2 choice = 2 pts.

A number 3 choice = 1 pt.

The points were added up and the selection with the most points wins the award.

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FilAm Creative (FAC) is an all volunteer community organization dedicated to the advancement of Filipino-Americans in entertainment and media.

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